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>> Greetings from
the Canterbury Festival <<
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Canterbury really is in bloom and amid the April showers and early heat
waves, Festival staff have been very busy bees. Highlights include the launch
of the Schools' Poetry Competition with the exciting theme of 'Rewriting the
World'. The Festival Foundation has announced it will be hosting a unique
chance to visit Goodnestone Park with a guided tour by acclaimed author
George Plumptre. Closer to home, Festival House is undergoing a
eco-friendly facelift, with the aim of becoming as energy efficient as possible
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Canterbury Festival Foundation is delighted to host a garden tour and
talk by acclaimed author of The
English Country House Garden, George Plumptre.
The event will commence with a drink and canap? reception held in the
Fitzwalter Room at Goodnestone Park. This will be followed by a tour of
the magnificent gardens and a talk by George Plumptre.
Limited tickets are available at ?20
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Only 25 tickets left for our amazing Spiegeltent Speakeasy!
We are very excited to announce that the incredible Jess Love will be
joining the show. Jess is one of the main stars of La Soiree which last
week won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.
So, come and join us for the most amazing night jam packed with
cabaret and dancing. There will be performances by comedian Matt Barnard
(UK Street Performer of the Year), the International Man of Artistry Jon
Hicks, acrobat Stephen Williams, comedy magicians Ultracadabra, the
gorgeous pinup goddess Sophia St Villier and show stopping Jess Love. All
topped off with dancing the night away to The KD Jazz and Dance
Orchestra.
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Inspired by Michael Rosen's children's poem about broccoli coming from
the armpits of big green giants, two Kent-based performance poets, Helen
Seymour and Neelam Saredia, have prepared primary and secondary school
teaching materials based on this exciting theme.
Perhaps your children have met the friendly monster that lives in Canterbury
Cathedral, or seen the Turner Contemporary art works come to life after
dark? Please direct your teacher to our website in order to download the
free teaching pack and your children might be in with a chance of winning
a cash prize or of having their poem displayed on vinyl on board
Stagecoach buses across the South East.
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This popular competition is now in its fifth year and provides
excellent support to talented young musicians from East Kent. The
competition has two categories, the Juniors covering 12-14 years and the
Seniors covering 15-18 years. Applicants are encouraged to enter with
either instrumental or vocal performances. The finalists from the senior
section and winner of the junior section will perform at the Foundation
Bursary Concert during the Festival in October. The Senior Bursary
winner will benefit from a very generous bursary award as well as
becoming an ambassador of the Canterbury Festival.
Deadline for
entries - 15 May 2015
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Last 4 spaces
available
We would love you, your friends and colleagues to join the Canterbury
Festival 2015 Buckmore Park Challenge, now in its third year. We
challenge you to beat our reigning champions - Red Bull Racing!
Teams of three compete to complete as many laps as they can in 90
minutes, using their own driver strategy and taking care of their own pit
stops. These races are ideal for all, from the complete novice to the
experienced racer- it's all about having fun on four wheels!
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Priority
booking, discounted tickets and more
As a friend of the Canterbury Festival you can enjoy many benefits
including:
- Two weeks of priority booking on all Festival events, before booking
opens to the general public.
- Discounts on selected Festival events.
- Twice yearly newsletter with previews of Festival events and details
of social and fundraising events throughout the year.
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We are having
a make-over!
Following the purchase of the Festival Office at the end of last year,
we are delighted to announce that we are now embarking on a refurbishment
to make the Festival Office as eco-friendly, insulated and energy
efficient as possible. The Team are all looking forward to working
in the new ?future-proofed' surroundings.
The Festival Team will continue to work as usual, but if you call and
Reception is unmanned (unwomanned) please ring the buzzer and we'll be as
pleased to see you as always.
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The Canterbury Festival Spiegel 100 Club has now been succesfully
running for two years. Members sign up to donate ?5 per month for a
minimum of a year, towards bringing the Spiegeltent to Canterbury.
For the price of two cups of coffee a month, you'll not only be
supporting the Spiegeltent, you'll also be allocated a number between 1
and 100. This number will then be entered into a monthly prize draw where
you stand the chance to win ?50.
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Canterbury Festival's Partner and Principal Sponsor, Canterbury Christ
Church University, has launched its exciting summer Arts and Culture
brochure, celebrating and promoting the full range of events that Christ
Church has to offer over the summer months.
This season's events come in a variety of art forms including:
theatre, debate, music and discussions, that aims to stir all the senses.
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Partner
and Principal Sponsor
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info_at_canterburyfestival_dot_co_dot_uk
: Information 01227 452853
Registered in England
No. 1480595. Registered Charity No. 279714.
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